THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT | SATZU

All of the Chou's Clothing Industry are bustling for the event tomorrow. My employees keep on knocking on my door for confirmations, reviews, and other stuffs needed for tomorrow. I am not gonna lie, I am kinda nervous about this but at the same time I am really looking forward to it. Especially, I have invited my successor friends and collaborators as guests. Other than them, I also invited some of the most famous models around the world. 

*LANDLINE RINGING*

I was startled by the sudden ringing of the landline just on the side of me. Specifically, on the top of my office desk.

I grabbed the phone and answer it right away.

"Yes?"

"Good afternoon, sir. Minatozaki Sana on the line. Can I go to your office?" I immediately smiled and chuckled after hearing her saying that. I can really tell that as day goes by we became closer than ever. "Hey! Why are you laughing at me? Is that funny? Okay, I won't go anymore. Such a waste, I bought some pizza outside." She bought a food for us to eat? "Wait, wait, wait. Come here. I'd like to have a bite on that pizza of yours." I know she's just joking about not wanting to go in my office anymore but might as well say that in case she really do mean that.

"No, you're making fun of me!" She is really cute when mad.

"Come here now, if you don't go in here I'll go in there." I know how she hates it when I am having a random visit at her office. I don't have any idea why but she hates it.

"Fine! I'm hanging up, I'll go there now." After she said that, the call ended.

*KNOCK* *KNOCK*

Huh? is that her already? Why is she so fast? 

"Hi~" w-what? How is she so fast? I squint my eyes to see if it's clearly her. Her head is peeking on my door.

"WTH? How did you get in here that fast?" I asked but she just laughed and went inside before closing the door again. "I am actually outside your office that's why I didn't let you come in to my office." She said while heading to the sofa and placed the two boxes of pizza on the glass table. She's unbelievable! 

I stood up and went to my office lounge area where Sana is currently sitting. She looks stunning today by her not so long skirt and white long sleeve shirt. She's also wearing glasses today which is new to me. As soon as I reached her, I sit just beside her and started to open one of the pizza boxes.

"So, why did you buy pizza?" I asked as I devour the pizza Sana just bought.

"Well, you've mentioned earlier that you're hungry so I bought some pizza for us since I'm kinda hungry too." Yeah, well I've mentioned to her that I am hungry. I didn't eat for lunch today since I am really busy and she know that.

I really don't know but she's kinda sweet to me lately or maybe I am just thinking it that way.

Sana started to eat some pizza too. But then, I realized something. "Where's the drinks?" I asked. How come she bought a food but no drinks at all?

"Oh, yeah... About that... Hehe..." She awkwardly laugh that made me chuckle.

"It's okay let's just drink some wine. I have plenty of wine here." I said and pointed the wine rack at my wall beside my bookshelf.

"Excuse me si—" we both look at the door when we heard someone suddenly spoke. "Oh, sorry to interrupt both of you. I'll just go back later." It's Nayeon.

"Hey, Nayeon! Come and eat with us. There's plenty of pizza in here." I said as I gesture a come over here using my hand.

"Uhh... I'm s-still full, sir. You guys can enjoy your food I'll be back later." She said and closed the door.

I glanced at Sana and she's suddenly became uneasy. Why is that?

"Ms. Im likes you a lot... you know." She said while getting another pizza. Yes, I am fully aware of that. Especially after she confessed her love for me a few days ago. I haven't mentioned Sana that Nayeon is retiring after the event.

"Yeah, so?" It's not that I don't have the heart to just shatter her that easy, but it would be much more painful for her if I told Nayeon that I like her as well when in fact I don't have any romantic feelings for her. Right? "You two looks good together." Us? That's funny! Is she jealous? I can tell she is.

"Are you jealous?" I teased but she just slapped me in the arm. "No, I'm not!" Sana defended that made me laugh.

"It's just that..." I stopped laughing when she suddenly spoke with a serious tone. "...she often warn me to keep my space away from you. She doesn't like me being too close to you. I think she's jealous that we're this close." Nayeon warned Sana to keep distance to me? Since when?

"Hmm. Since when did she warned you?" I asked curiously.

"Well... Uhh... From what I remember, since the day you compliment me more often. She suddenly walk through me and call me names like bitch." Nayeon really said that? I didn't know that Nayeon can do something like that. She's too nice though. "I– I don't know what to say. I didn't know she's lik–"

"Tzuyu what are we?" I was flabbergasted by the question Sana just asked before I could finish my word.

"We're a couple. You're my fake fiancé right?" That's the truth right? Nothing else? I looked at her side profile, she's just staring at the pizza.

Why? Am I wrong?

Seconds passed and she suddenly smiled and look at me. "Yeah right." She said as I smiled back at her.

Well, that was weird.

"So, when will this end?" She added.

Right! She still don't have any idea that this wouldn't end at all. We're arranged and I am surprised that his father haven't mentioned it at all to her.

"Okay, listen Sana." I started and sighed. She's looking at me blankly waiting for me to finish my words.

"The contract you've signed is fake. There's no end point at all..." I saw her face changed into a curious one. "...the day before you've signed the contract, your dad is with me along with my father. They arranged us, they want us to marry each other for real. But then your father told me that you don't like things like this. He told me that you're hard to persuade, that's why I told Chaeyoung to make a fake contract and make you sign up for it." Okay now let's just wait for her to say something and decline the arrangement.

"R-really?" What? She's not angry at all? She looks happy though.

"You're not angry?" I asked but she's just smiling at me. "No, not at all." Well, that's not what I expected.

What now? Shouldn't I be happy as well? Why am I suddenly nervous?